Essential questions for the unit:

1. How and why did the struggling English colonies develop into successful enterprises?
2. Describe the social, political, and economic developments of the colonies.
3. Trace the development of unity and democracy in the English colonies.
4. How and why did the loyal colonists in America become so dissatisfied with English rule that they fought for independence?

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Your assignment is to create a notebook entry on one of the topics below. The entry should be no more than 2 pages in length. You should use text, images, primary sources, quotations, charts, and any other appropriate materials. When using ANY source other than the text, you must site it like this:

source.


In the edit mode:
Create a page for your group's topic by highlighting the topic and clicking the link icon at the top of this page. Then you must save the change.

Note: only one person can edit a page at a time. Be careful when you are editing that you do not over write someone else's edit.


Exploration and Early Settlement, Chapter 1
English Settlement of the Southern Colonies, Chapter 2
English Colonization of the North, Chapter 3
Colonial Life in the 17th Century, Chapter 4
Colonial Life in the 18th Century, Chapter 5
The French and Indian War, Chapter 6
People's History, chapter 1
People's History, chapter 2
People's History, chapter 3